Anny
Anny was the 2861st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 2585th with 68 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 914 places. More babies were named Anny in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Annie) grace (pet form of Ann) · English, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #2,861 girls, up 982 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 59girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202468 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,512babies recorded
What does the name Anny mean?
Anny is a spelling of Annie, pronounced the same way, so it shares Annie's meaning and origin.
Annie is a pet form of Ann and Anne, Wiktionary notes, and was a popular given name in its own right in the 19th century. Ann, Anne and Anna come through Latin and Greek from Hebrew Channah (Hannah), which DMNES glosses 'grace, favor'. Wikipedia adds that Annie can also shorten names such as Annette, Anita, Angela and Anastasia. Like Molly and Sally, it belongs to the group of English pet forms ending in -ie or -y that later became names in their own right.
Ann (English, “Anne”)חַנָּה (Biblical Hebrew, “Channah, grace”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Ann, Anne, Anna, Hannah, Annette, Nan.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean grace.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Annie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Annie (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Anne', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
Anny popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,861 | 59 |
| 2020 | #3,843 | 37 |
| 2010 | #4,750 | 30 |
| 2000 | #3,171 | 43 |
| 1990 | #4,130 | 24 |
| 1980 | #3,727 | 21 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #5,012 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Anny, counting every spelling?
Anny is a spelling of Annie, a name family that ranked #197 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,861 for Anny on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,775 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annie | 1,690 | #182 | 7,468 |
| Anny | 59 | #2,861 | 270 |
| Anni | 19 | #6,139 | 73 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Anny?
59 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Anny (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Anny born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 142 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Anny.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Anny?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Anny are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 8 and 34. That makes Anny mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Anny by state
How common Anny was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Anny: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Anny, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Anny
What does Anny mean?
Anny is a spelling of Annie, which means “grace (pet form of Ann)” (English, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Anny?
Anny was the 2861st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 2585th with 68 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 914 places. More babies were named Anny in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Anny a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Anny in the US.
Where is Anny most popular?
In 2021–2025, Anny was most common in Massachusetts (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Florida.